John Pawlowski watched as Auburn beat South Carolina on Thursday (Birmingham News / Mark Almond)Auburn will play a familiar foe in Friday's 3 p.m. Southeastern Conference Tournament game at Regions Park in Hoover.

It'll be Auburn versus Ole Miss, a team the Tigers swept to close out the regular season last week in Oxford, thanks to a dramatic win in Game 1, and dominating performances in the two final games.

Auburn outscored Ole Miss 29-5 and outhit the Rebels 34-13 in those two games. The Tigers won the SEC West in the process.

Auburn advanced to Friday's game by beating South Carolina 3-1 in 12 innings Thursday morning. The Tigers learned they'd be playing Ole Miss on Thursday night when the Rebels lost to Alabama 6-3.

"Now, rather than have the day off you come out and get to play Auburn, a team that we didn't play very well against and really handled us at home,'' said Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco. "It's a chance to redeem yourself and play a little bit better."

Ole Miss will start David Goforth, who allowed seven runs, five of which were earned, seven hits and four walks in 2 1/3 innings against Auburn last week. The Tigers will start Cole Nelson, who allowed four runs, four hits and three walks against the Rebels.